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Join us on Saturday June 17th 2023 Happy Child International has been operating for 30 years. Despite the turmoil of our times I believe...
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A mother's Legacy to her Children
Sueleide is the second on the left wearing glasses. Jenyffer, her niece is on the far right wearing glasses. On November 23, 2021,...
The Shield of Faith
Below is a report submitted by Elsie Gilbert. She talks about her experience in visit to Coque, a very poor neighborhood in Recife where...
Why are they on the Streets?
Last year one of our young team, videographer James William, visited the projects Happy Child International is supporting in Recife,...
International Day for Street Children
April 12th 2023 is International Day for Street Children all around the world. Initiated in 2012 by the Consortium for Street Children, a...
Early Childhood in Brazil
Back in 1960 the hit song from Neil Sedaka proclaimed: "Breaking up is hard to do". For millions of children in Brazil, growing up is...
Hope is a choice, opportunities are a blessing!
Jefferson, 16, is the eldest boy in the house. He lives with his mother, a stepfather and brother Johanes, 14, Ulises, 11, and 4-year-old...
We hope they will thrive, not just survive!
Cristina Cortes and John Doddrell, members of the board of directors of Happy Child International, recently visited the charity’s...
Teaching English to young people on the Right Direction Project.
Chairman John Doddrell teaching English to young people in Coqueiral, Recife, this morning!
Happy Child’s Visit to Recife, North East Brazil, February 2023.
Jefferson and his family, live in Sapo Nu. He attends the mentoring and skills training project. We are in Recife, North East Brazil...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Dec 16, 2022
Happy Child in 2022
In 2022, we were more committed than ever to our vision that “every child and young person deserves to reach their full potential” and...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Nov 22, 2022
Dish out Tender Loving Care this Christmas
For a Brazilian child, from the working class, living in Recife, the following is a delicious plate of food: rice, beans, chicken, cooked...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Nov 8, 2022
Your legacy – investing in the transformation of lives.
This month in the UK we are commemorating Remembrance Sunday and some of us will be wearing a red poppy to remember our war dead. I...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Nov 3, 2022
Danilo Henrique – an opportunity that changed my life.
This month Happy Child International focuses on the theme “opportunities”. Instituto Solidare, delivers the Mentoring and Skills Training...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Oct 27, 2022
Opportunities – changing young people’s future
This month Happy Child International focuses on the theme “opportunities”. Instituto Solidare, delivers the Mentoring and Skills Training...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Oct 13, 2022
Compassion In Action
Recently, I spoke with Dr. Patricia Santos Pimentel, an Ear Nose and Throat Specialist who volunteers at Ammar Transforma, Happy Child’s...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Oct 4, 2022
One Day at a Time: Adriana’s year
When we visited this lady, back in October of 2021, she told us about her struggles with her children. One of her children, an adult...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Sep 20, 2022
How does a child end up living on the streets?
Recife, PE, the focus of Happy Child’s activities, is a city which attracts migrant populations who want to move from the impoverished,...
HAPPY CHILD INTERNATIONAL
- Sep 8, 2022
The difference Project Ammar Transforma is making
In August Board Director João Martinez da Cruz was able to visit one of the Christian organisations Happy Child International partners...
Caroline Taylor
- Jul 19, 2022
Hear from the young people on the Mentoring and Training Skills Project 2
We have prepared a special challenge for you our supporters. We invite you to write a prayer for one of the young people featured below....
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